Affiliation to the APF

Each individual member is affiliated to the APF through a member organisation (= club or centre). This is the organisation which gets your vote at Council in the Federation’s “electoral college” voting system. The Council then gets your vote at the Board, and also a commission on your membership fee.

At Drop Zone Locator is a list of current APF clubs and centres through which you may affiliate. If you wish to be affiliated through a club or centre other than the one printed on your renewal form, or if your renewal form does not show a club or centre name, please write in one of the names from the list below.

Any member may change their affiliation at any time by notifying the APF office in writing. Instructors should note that this affiliation is entirely separate from their registration under a Chief Instructor. An instructor may be registered under the Chief Instructor of one club or centre, but be affiliated to the APF through a different club or centre.

Tips on renewing your Membership

Think About Your Club Affiliation

Each member is affiliated to the Australian Parachute Federation through a member organisation (clubs and centres). The club/centre represents you at your local Parachute Council. You may choose to be affiliated through any current member organisation by indicating the organisation on your membership renewal form.

All clubs/centres are listed on the APF website.

Read Your Logbook

Let us know what sort of year you have had. We need to know how many jumps you made in order to issue a Sporting Licence. AAD and malfunction details help us with our safety evaluations. Please note that we cannot issue a Sporting Licence if you do not tell us how many jumps you made last year.

Have You

Student Membership

Available for:

Students (Tandem / AFF / TAF / Static Line)

Not Available For:

Visiting parachutists holding qualifications outside the APF system

Licensed members renewing

The initial Student Membership registration is valid until the end of the month purchased, plus 2 more months. (As examples, a card signed 01/03/11 is valid until 31/05/11. A card signed on 28/2/11 is valid until 30/4/11).

To register for student membership, please contact your local skydiving club to obtain a link to register with them. You can find your local club via our Drop Zone Locator.

Full Membership (or Part Year)

Available For:

APF Licensed Members

Parachutists who hold qualifications outside of the APF system requiring full membership

Life Membership

OR once logged in, choose Life Membership when you renew your membership via the My Profile button at the top of the page.

Life Membership

Once logged in, choose renew your membership via the My Profile button at the top of the page or download Membership Form M1

Its membership renewal time again and LIFE MEMBERS don’t have to pay a cent!!

But we still require you to renew your Life Membership.

So to receive your sporting licence we need you to tell us about how many skydives you did during the year, if you use an AAD and details of any malfunctions you had. This data will help us statistically monitor and analyse the sport along with our safety and incident trends.

Let us know what sort of year you have had! Update your contact details and send us a colour passport photograph. If you don’t we can’t issue you with a new and improved membership card!

What you will get for being an APF life member and filling out the life membership form;

Five issues of the Australian Skydiving Magazine.

Participation through APF member organisations and membership of one of the world’s best parachute associations.